Oktoberfest Recipes

Create an Oktoberfest-themed feast, complete with pretzels, bratwurst, spaetzle, and popular German cakes for dessert.

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close up view of German Spaetzle Dumplings and meat with gravy in a bowl

German Spaetzle Dumplings

A large platter of French fried potatoes topped with flaky sea salt and served with a dipping bowl of ketchup

French Fried Potatoes

looking at two Wisconsin bratwurst on a plate, topped with onions and mustard

Wisconsin Bratwurst

Crispy Roasted Chicken

looking down at a black platter full of buttery soft pretzels with salt

Homemade Soft Pretzels

close up on two golden-brown wiener schnitzel's with some fresh greens behind it

Wiener Schnitzel

Looking down at a platter of rabbit stew.

Hasenpfeffer (Rabbit Stew)

Looking down at a golden-brown, salty, Bavarian pretzel.

Papa Drexler's Bavarian Pretzels

Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Beer

Jägerschnitzel

Homemade German loaf of bread on wooden board, knife and 3 bread slices

Authentic German Bread (Bauernbrot)

Piece of Cottage Cheesecake garnished with blueberries with cake in the back

Oma's Cottage Cheesecake

close up view of Beer Glazed Brats and Sauerkraut on a platter with mustard in a bowl

Beer Glazed Brats and Sauerkraut

close up view of a piece of a Pizza Dough Pretzel on a white plate with sauce in a glass bowl with a spoon

Pizza Dough Pretzels

German Rouladen

Creamy Roasted Parsnip Soup

Semmelknoedel (Bread Dumplings)

Chef John's Kummelweck Rolls

close up view of a Apfelkuchen (Apple Cake) with a slice missing

Apfelkuchen (Apple Cake)

Bierocks (German Meat Turnovers)

Oktoberfest Chicken and Red Cabbage

Cucumber Slices with Dill

German Wiener Schnitzel

close up view a German Zwiebelkuchen (Onion Pie) on a glass platter

German Zwiebelkuchen (Onion Pie)

Fleischkuechle (Flesh-Keek-Luh)

German Currywurst

close up view a pile of Soft Pretzels with sauce in a white mug, on a plate

Large Soft Pretzels (Quick)

Slow-Cooked German Short Ribs

Bee Sting Cake (Bienenstich)

Lengenberg's Boiled Potatoes

Authentic German Cheesecake

Sheboygan Grilled Brats

Cabbage and Kielbasa

Merritt's Butternut Squash Gratin

Pumpernickel Rye Bread

Octoberfest German Potato Salad

German Leek and Potato Soup

Grilled German Potato Salad

Spaetzle, Sauerkraut and Sausage Casserole

a breadcrumb-coated potato dumpling with a sweet plum filling on a white plate, cut open to show the fruit center

Potato Plum Dumplings

Oktoberfest Chili

On Wisconsin Beer Brats

Badische Schupfnudeln (Potato Noodles)

Gourmet Beer Cheese

Brian's German Potato Salad

Oktoberfest Pasta Salad

Red Cabbage with Apples

Sauerkraut on Bread Dough

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Fresh Bratwurst Wisconsin Style

German-Style Bacon-Wrapped Turkey Meatballs

Marinated Pretzels

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Crescent Roll Pretzels

pretzel crescent rolls with dip

Air Fryer Pretzel Crescent Rolls

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